Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The English Preparatory Program aims to facilitate the process of acquiring new knowledge by communicating in a foreign language in line with the general policies of our University and in a globally competitive environment and to raise competent individuals who can adapt to the new world order. This program works to help students acquire the necessary language skills to be successful in their academic and professional lives.
Newly registered students who are placed in the Turkish program can attend an optional preparatory class. In this case, they can apply to the General Coordinator of Foreign Languages and enroll in the English Preparatory Program if there is a quota. Students attending an optional preparatory class are subject to all provisions of the English Preparatory Program like all other students. Students who attend the optional preparatory class switch to their own programs when they are successful at the end of an academic year, and when they fail, they switch to their own programs by petitioning the language school secretary.
The normal education period of the Compulsory English Preparatory Program is two years. Students who cannot successfully complete the compulsory English preparatory program within two years are dismissed from the University. If these students apply to the secretarial of the Faculty they are affiliated with, they are placed in programs that teach Turkish by OSYM.
There are four tracks in the English Preparatory Program.
There are eight weeks in each track.
Information can be obtained by considering the academic calendar that you can access from the Medipol Language School Website. Click here for the academic calendar.
Registration freeze/opening and cancellation procedures are done by applying to the Faculty Secretarial to which the student is affiliated, with a petition.
You can find the academic calendar for the Preparatory School at
The elements of assessment in the Preparatory School are;
a) TA (Teacher Assessments)
b) TAT (Track Achievement Test)
c) Projects
d) MTE (Midterms)
e) Speaking Exam
f) Portfolio
g) ESP (English for Specific Purposes)
Grading has the below components:
MIDTRACK EXAM (MTE): Each track will have a Midtrack exam that assesses the progress of the students. This exam constitutes 20% of the track score.
TEACHER ASSESSMENT: Each student is given a weekly teacher’s assessment score by each instructor separately based on the student’s attendance, participation and homework assignments. The criterion may vary. The average of assessment scores from all teachers of a student constitutes 10% of the track score.
TRACK ACHIEVEMENT TEST (TAT): At the end of each track, there will be a Track Achievement Test assessing students’ progress. This exam constitutes 30% of the track score.
SPEAKING EXAM: 2 speaking exams are applied in each track. Thes exams constitute 10% of the track score.
ESP (English for Specific Purposes): In order to familiarize our students with the terminology they will use in their departments, ESP course (professional English) is given. Professional English accounts for 10% of the annual assessment score and is given only in the 2nd semester.
Project: These are applications that enable our students to work collectively and to work and produce on a subject. Project evaluations comprise 20% of the 1st semester and 15% of the 2nd semester Track average.
Portfolio: It is an evaluation of the work they have done to improve our students’ writing skills. Portfolio evaluations comprise 20% of the 1st semester and 15% of the 2nd semester.
After the mean average of the scores that the students achieve in all four tracks is calculated, 60% of
this average point is added to the 40% of the P.L.A.T. exam at the end of the year. If the student’s
overall score is higher than 70, the student passes the Preparatory School.
** 100% Online Education Procedures:
There have been some changes and regulations regarding the online education and assessment procedures by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) due to Covid-19 Pandemic measures.
The forestated annual grading and assessment (60% of the total average score of four tracks and 40% of the PLAT exam) has changed according to the YÖK regulation stating that online assessments cannot be more than 40% of the annual evaluation. The updated annual grading consists of 40% of the total average of four tracks and 60% of the PLAT (final) exam.
The pass score is 70, which is the 60% of the average scores of the four tracks added to the 40% of
the P.L.A.T. exam at the end of the year.
*Pandemic Measures Update: During the pandemic, (2020-21 academic year )the updated annual grading consists of 40% of the total average of four tracks and 60% of the PLAT (final) exam.
P.L.A.T. is the language efficiency test that every student who satisfied their attendance obligation takes. Its contribution to the students’ overall score is 40%.
Students who miss/fail the P.L.A.T. can take the makeup test, which is another P.L.A.T. exam.
Students who fail the makeup test or whose overall score is below 70 attend the paid summer course voluntarily.
If your absentee rate is above 20% of the classes taught, you can attend summer school but can not take the P.L.A.T.
Total class hours may vary in line with the official holidays and weather conditions.
It is students’ responsibility to keep records of their absent days. Students are not informed about this.
Summer Course is a five or six-week language course applied by the instructors of Medipol University Language School. It is NOT obligatory.
Students who do not take part in Summer Course can finish preparatory program by getting a score
of 75 or higher from the proficiency exam taken place every September. Besides, they can finish the
program by having the related exams applied by OSYM.
Tutorial Hours: You can consult our instructors in office hours which are set before.
Follow the link below, then sign in via your username and password. Then follow
“Öğrenci>Sınavlarım”
https://mebis.medipol.edu.tr/
The students who do not attend the classes in over 20% of the total lessons in all 4 tracks cannot take
the P.L.A.T. test either. (Since the number of course hours taught is determined at the end of the year, the number of course hours is calculated by the Board at the end of the year.)
You can attend the paid summer course voluntarily. Summer course is a language programme which is taught by the
English Preparatory School Instructors and is a 5- 6 weeks condensed language course. Attendance is not
obligatory. Students who do not attend the summer course can complete the preparatory programme
by taking a score of 75 out of the proficiency test done in September every year. Besides, preparatory
programme can also be completed through the foreign language tests the equivalence of which is
accepted by ÖSYM.
The grading system is explained below in a detailed way.
Teachers’ Assessment (T.A)
T.A’s (Teachers’ Assessments) are given for every lesson per week. They add up to 10% of a
students’ overall score at the end of the year.
Projects
These are the reports which aim to improve different skills and include various activities in
each track. They are evaluated within quiz percentages at the end of each track.
Midterm
It is the test which includes every subject taught until the test date within the tracks. They add
up to 20% of a students’ overall score at the end of the year.
Final Exam
It ıs the exam in which everything taught within the track is tested at the end of the tracks.
They add up to 30% of a students’ overall score at the end of the year.
You can learn your scores through “MEBIS” on the university website with your user name and
password.
Objection to the exam results is made to the Language School Secretarial with a petition within five working days following the announcement of the grades. The objection is forwarded to the exam commission by the language school coordinator. If an error of fact is detected as a result of the examination to be carried out by the evaluation commission of the objection to the exam results, the necessary correction is made in the exam score within two weeks and it is recorded in the information and management system. The relevant student is informed about the subject via e-mail.
In multiple-choice exams, objections regarding errors such as entering the wrong booklet code, not sending the answers to the optics on time, faint or incorrect coding made by the student during optical coding are not accepted.
There is a proficiency test which is done every September.
You can find sample proficiency exam through the link below.
https://www.medipol.edu.tr/en/dil-okulu/exams-and-calendars
Medipol University Preparatory Program Exemption Requirements
Students who get a passing grade of 75 in the Medipol University Preparatory Program Exemption Exam or who present a document equivalent to YDS 70 points from any equivalency exam approved by YÖK are exempted from the Preparatory Program, provided that the document is verified and the validity period is appropriate.
Accepted Exams and Minimum Scores:
IELTS ACADEMIC (Overall): 6.5 and above (IELTS Online is not accepted.)
YDS / E-YDS: 70
YÖKDİL / E-YÖKDİL: 70
Cambridge C2 Proficiency: C
Cambridge C1 Advanced: B
Cambridge Linguaskill General: 160
TOEFL IBT: 84 (TOEFL IBT Home Edition is not accepted.)
PEARSON PTE Academic: 71 (Not accepted online)
Oxford Test of English: 121
📌 Important Note:
Internationally recognized language proficiency exams are accepted provided that their validity is verified by our institution. In Türkiye, only exams administered by state universities are considered valid. International exams administered in all authorized test centers abroad are accepted subject to verification.
As long as your registration is completed, an exemption can be made at any time during the academic year. However, you should discuss with your Faculty Secretariat whether the faculty you are affiliated with will start the classes.
The books are paid. You can obtain them through the websites that you can reach by clicking here.
You can learn about the academic calender by clicking here.
According to Article 37 of Istanbul Medipol University’s Associate and Undergraduate Regulations:
“ARTICLE 37 – (1) Students are required to document health-related excuses that occur during the education period with a medical report. Students who submit their reports to the relevant academic unit within five business days following the report issuance date, and whose health excuses are accepted by the Administrative Board, may take the make-up examinations. Students cannot attend classes or sit for exams during the period stated in the report. Students are considered absent on the days they are on medical leave.”
Medical reports are valid only for MTE and TAT . You must submit your medical report, along with a petition, to the School of Languages Secretariat within five business days following the end of the report. If accepted, you may attend the make-up sessions of the relevant exams.
By submitting a medical report, you may only take the make-up exams for MTE and TAT.
Your absenteeism will not be reduced for the days you are on medical leave.
For other types of assessments and evaluations, submission of a medical report does not grant a make-up right.
Students who do not have an active registration cannot attend the classes. Students can only attend classes in the class they are registered in.
There can be make-up exams for MTE and TAT, but there is no make-up option for proficiency exams.
Our Language School is in Kavacık North Campus. Its address is below:
*Instructor offices, Student Secretariat Office, IT & Planning Department are on the Ground Floor,
*Student Affairs is on the 3rd floor.
Kavacık Mah. Ekinciler Cad. No:19 Kavacık Kavşağı Beykoz 34810 İstanbul
*Student Accounting is at the South Campus,